Group Hydrotherapy Treatment for Athletes With Lower Back Pain
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: hydrotherapy, control group.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Low Back Pain. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Israel
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The effect of group hydrotherapy on chronic low back pain and function among athletes will be examined.
Detailed description
Low back pain is a common issue in Western society, especially among athletes who experience significant physical stress. One effective conservative treatment method is hydrotherapy, which involves exercising in water. This approach takes advantage of water's properties, such as buoyancy, weight reduction, and resistance. By using these properties, individuals can perform movements and exercises that may be painful or difficult to do on land.
The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of group hydrotherapy on chronic low back pain and function among athletes.
The study will involve participants with chronic back pain who will complete a 6-week intervention program led by a certified physiotherapist, including hydrotherapy treatment and guidance for independent exercises.
The exercise will include reduced-weight activities at waist-to-neck depth, resistance exercises at varying depths, and the utilization of buoyancy and resistance devices.
The evaluation indicators will be taken before and after the intervention period and will include: a demographic questionnaire, history of back pain and anthropometric details (height, weight), Oswestry questionnaire to assess function following back pain, a visual analog scale to assess the maximum degree of pain during the day, hip range tests, a forward flexion distance test, and a back alignment test. At the end of the intervention, a global rating of scale questionnaire will also be taken to assess the effectiveness of the improvement.
Interventions
- Other hydrotherapy
hydrotherapy in addition to physical therapy - Other control group
regular physical therapy treatments
Primary outcome measures
- change in Visual analog scale [Time frame: base line, up to 8 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- change in forward flexion distance test [Time frame: base line, up to 8 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Athletes who complain of low back pain for over 3 months,
- VAS>3
- train more than 5 times a week.
Exclusion criteria
- acute back pain
- neurological signs (decreased muscle strength, decreased reflexes, radiating to the leg).
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Israel · 1 center
- Wingate institue — Netanya
Publications
- Peretro G, Ballico AL, Avelar NC, Haupenthal DPDS, Arcencio L, Haupenthal A. Comparison of aquatic physiotherapy and therapeutic exercise in patients with chronic low back pain. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2024 Apr;38:399-405. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2023.10.006. Epub 2024 Jan 16. PMID 38763585
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06894355 · 05/2024